Chaplain - Board-Certified APC and NAVAC - DMin

David A. Ravenscraft, DMin, BCC

Anna, TX *********@*****.*** 208-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/david-ravenscraft Board Certifications and Endorsement

Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) Association of Professional Chaplains (APC) Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) National Association of Veterans Affairs Chaplains (NAVAC) Denominational Endorsement Unaffiliated Baptist Churches of America (UBCA) Executive Summary

Board Certified Chaplain with over 15 years of experience providing comprehensive spiritual care in large military academic medical centers. Extensive background in behavioral health chaplaincy, medical ethics consultation, grief and bereavement care, suicide prevention, moral injury, crisis intervention, and staff support. Proven leader in military medical healthcare, mentoring chaplains, managing budgets and federal contracts, and collaborating with interdisciplinary healthcare teams. Recognized for delivering compassionate, inclusive, patient-centered spiritual care to staff, patients, and families from diverse backgrounds.

Key Competencies

• Clinical Pastoral Care

• Hospice, Palliative Care, and Thanatology

• Behavioral Health Chaplaincy

• Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration

• Grief, Bereavement, and Perinatal Loss Support

• Spiritual Assessment and Documentation

• Moral Injury and Trauma Recovery

• Medical Ethics Consultation

• Staff Support and Compassion Fatigue Mitigation

• Crisis Intervention and Trauma Response

Professional Experience

Chaplain Clinician Chaplain Resource Manager Contract Officer Representative Tripler Army Medical Center - Honolulu, HI

September 2024 - Present

• Provide comprehensive spiritual care within a 231-bed, Level II trauma center, including intensive care units, emergency department, inpatient mental health department, and outpatient behavioral health clinics.

• Conduct daily interdisciplinary rounds with medical, nursing, behavioral health, and social work teams.

• Provide crisis intervention, grief counseling, and spiritual assessment for patients, families, and staff.

• Lead group therapy sessions for inpatient behavioral health, trauma recovery, and intensive outpatient programs.

• Serve on institutional committees addressing ethical decision-making and patient-centered care.

• Manage departmental budget and federal contracts totaling $1.12M, ensuring regulatory compliance and optimal resource allocation for hospital-wide spiritual care services.

• Support religious accommodation and spiritual well-being in a pluralistic healthcare environment. Senior Chaplain and Ethics Advisor Brigade Chaplain 516th Theater Signal Brigade – Fort Shafter, HI

March 2021 – September 2024

• Directed organizational well-being and spiritual support programs for over 1,200 personnel and families.

• Served as principal advisor to senior leadership on matters of organizational ethics, morale, resilience, and readiness.

• Provided confidential counseling, crisis intervention, moral injury and resiliency training across multiple locations. Program Manager Battalion Chaplain

3rd Battalion, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment – Fort Sill, OK January 2018 - March 2021

• Served as primary spiritual and ethical advisor during high operational tempo and operational deployments.

• Designed and facilitated 24 specialized workshops on family dynamics, stress management, and communication. Chaplain Clinician Chaplain Resource Manager Contract Officer Representative Walter Reed National Military Medical Center - Bethesda, MD June 2014 – July 2017

• Managed a $1.5M budget and federal contracts supporting the Department of Ministry and Pastoral Care.

• Delivered spiritual care in high-acuity areas including Emergency Department and Neonatal/Pediatric ICU.

• Led hospital-wide programs in resiliency training, grief support, and suicide awareness/prevention.

• Provided interdisciplinary ethics consultations and integrated spiritual perspectives into treatment planning.

• Served as CPE preceptor, training chaplain residents and seminary interns in trauma-informed spiritual care. Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Resident

Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center - Augusta, GA June 2013 – June 2014

• Completed four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (Levels I and II).

• Led group support sessions in inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, and residential treatment programs.

• Provided comprehensive spiritual care to patients, families, and staff across multiple healthcare facilities. Education

• Doctor of Ministry (DMin)

Clarks Summit University Baptist Bible Seminary - Clarks Summit, PA

• Master of Divinity (MDiv)

Great Plains Baptist Divinity School - Sioux Falls, SD

• Bachelor of Theology

Great Plains Baptist University - Sioux Falls, SD

Certifications/Specialized Training

• Clinical Pastoral Education 4 Units (ACPE)

• Mental Health Integration of Chaplain Services (MHICS)

• IMPACT-ICU Palliative Care training

• Resolve Through Sharing (RTS) Perinatal Bereavement Coordinator

• Moral Injury, Trauma Recovery, and Traumatic Event Management

• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Registered Trainer

• Combat Medical Ministry, Combat Operational Stress Control, and Combat Life Saver Additional Information

Available for day shifts, evenings, on-call, and interdisciplinary coverage in healthcare settings to advance spiritual care excellence, staff well-being, and mission-driven healthcare outcomes.

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